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Mairg do-n duine carus duíne

  • Middle Irish
  • prose
  • Medieval Irish wisdom literature
A series of about thirteen Middle Irish maxims, each of which begins Mairg (Woe [him] who ...). These are ascribed to Flann Fína (Alfrith, king of Northumbria, d. c. 704) in three of the manuscript copies that have come down (YBL, Add. and LB).
First words (prose)
  • Mairg do-n duine carus duíne, ocus ná car Día no-d-car
“Woe to the man who loves mankind, and who does not love God who loves him.”
Author
Ascribed to: Flann Fína mac OssuFlann Fína mac Ossu
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Manuscripts
Three manuscript copies which may ultimately derive from a common original (Hull):
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1318 5, cols 217-280 = YBL section [1407]
col. 232
London, British Library, MS Additional 30512 = Leabhar Uí Maolconaire [s. xv-xvi]
f. 19
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1363 (H 4. 22) [various]
p. 87
Here entitled Audacht in Trír so-shis ‘The testament of the Trinity’
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16 (1230) = Leabhar Breac (‘Speckled Book’) [s. xvin]
Linguistically more modern version, headed Fland Fína cecinit
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 N 27 (966) [1714]
ff. 17v6–18r8 pp. 32–33
Modern Irish version which has been altered in places; less complete
Language
  • Middle Irish
  • “these sayings, from a linguistic point of view, belong to the Middle Irish period and cannot possibly be dated back to an earlier epoch on the basis of their grammatical forms” (Hull).
Form
prose (primary)

Classification

Medieval Irish wisdom literatureMedieval Irish wisdom literature
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Sources

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

[ed.] [tr.] Hull, Vernam [ed. and tr.], “The wise sayings of Flann Fína”, Speculum 4:1 (1929): 95–105.
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
June 2015, last updated: January 2024
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